Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Blinken says U.S. not involved in "any offensive operations" when asked about Iran
CAPRI (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken repeatedly declined to confirm a reported Israeli attack on Iran on Friday, saying Washington has not been involved in any offensive operations...
Apr 19, 2024 U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks after a press conference at the end of the G7 foreign ministers meeting on Capri island, Italy, April 19, 2024. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
CityLink offering free rides Friday
PEORIA, Ill. - Peoria's CityLink is celebrating Passenger Appreciation Day Friday, April 19 with free rides for everyone. The annual event honors Jerome Lilly, a 19-year veteran of the Greater Peoria ...
Apr 19, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Will Stevenson)
Taylor Swift surprises with extra tracks on 'Tortured Poets Department' album
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Taylor Swift surprised fans with her new record "The Tortured Poets Department" on Friday, revealing it was a double album featuring songs about heartbreak and a period describe...
Apr 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Singer Taylor Swift performs at her concert for the international "The Eras Tour" in Tokyo, Japan February 7, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Lawyers aim to wrap up jury selection in Trump criminal trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers in Donald Trump's criminal trial are expected on Friday to wrap up the painstaking process of selecting a jury that will for the first time in U.S. history determine wheth...
Apr 19, 2024 Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media, while holding news clippings, as his trial continues over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, U.S. April 18, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Pool
US House Speaker Johnson risks fellow Republicans' wrath with Ukraine vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson looks set to push forward this weekend on a $95 billion aid bill for Kyiv, Israel and other allies, despite a firestorm of protest from hardline ...
Apr 19, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks to the media after the Senate dismissed the House Republican impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
PAAR: With fewer new homes on the market, competition for existing homes is fierce
PEORIA, Ill. - Finding a home in your price range and where you want isn't getting any easier. Leslie Rothan with Peoria Area Association of Realtors, or PAAR, says with a limited inventory of homes a...
Apr 18, 2024 (1470 & 100.3 WMBD/Kristina Leahy, File)
Biden to win Kennedy family endorsement in Philadelphia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 15 members of the storied Kennedy political family will endorse U.S. President Joe Biden at a Philadelphia campaign event on Thursday in a rebuke of Robert F. Kennedy ...
Apr 18, 2024 FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a St. Patrick’s Day Brunch event inside the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 17, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo
Ford recalling 456,565 US vehicles over loss of drive power, NHTSA says
(Reuters) -Ford is recalling 456,565 units of some compact SUVs and pickup trucks in the United States over loss of drive power due to a low battery issue, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administ...
Apr 17, 2024 FILE PHOTO: A Ford logo is pictured at the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto, Ontario, Canada February 15, 2024. REUTERS/Cole Burston/File Photo
Biden to call for higher tariffs on Chinese metals in 'Steel City' Pittsburgh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will call on Wednesday for sharply higher tariffs on Chinese metal products as part of a package of policies aimed at pleasing steelworkers in the swing ...
Apr 17, 2024 U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at the Scranton Cultural Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 16, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
US Senate expected to swiftly end Mayorkas impeachment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday is expected to make clear his plan to bury without a trial the Republican House of Representatives' impeachment...
Apr 17, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a Homeland Security Subcommittee hearing on the DHS budget request on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2024. REUTERS/Michael A. McCoy/File Photo
